Sidney Telegraph Editorial Page Overview
The Sidney Telegraph, Western Nebraska's oldest newspaper since 1873, is published Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays by the Telegraph Printing Co. in Sidney Nebraska. It is an Associated Press associate, Nebraska Press Association member, and official Cheyenne County newspaper with one NPA General Excellence award.
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Why School Bonds Fail In Nebraska and Sidney High Plan
An editorial analyzes why school bond proposals fail, noting overambitious architect plans, tax burdens on fixed incomes, lack of public information, aloof school boards, and voters avoiding costs. It observes Sidney Board of Education will reintroduce an enlargement issue for Nov. 6 after a prior defeat, promising direct public explanations to win support.
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Alliance businessmen raise over ten thousand for Christmas city fund
Alliance groups contributed more than 10000 to a special fund to enhance the city’s Christmas beauty and spirit. Originating as an independent effort by local businessmen, the campaign began with a 9860 budget but exceeded it and extended decorations. The piece contrasts Alliance’s volunteer zeal with Sidney’s cautious approach, urging local leaders to reflect on civic contribution and responsibility.
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Pay for the Job and the High Price of Voice Talent
A New Yorker earns about 300000 yearly from voicing children’s programs and TV commercials. Residuals amount to nearly 30000 for a single line in a cigarette ad, highlighting the disparity between high paid voice work and artists or teachers struggling for income in the same society. The piece notes the unsettling contrast and questions rewards for talent.
AFL-CIO Plan Prompts Nebraska Unicameral Redistricting Debate
Alliance Daily Times-Herald reports the state AFL-CIO backs a population only plan for Nebraska’s Unicameral, trimming to 43 districts with five single county seats. The proposal favors Omaha and Lincoln blocs, threatens rural districts, and risks amplifying urban voting power pending a federal court decision within two weeks.
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Crossword Puzzle Across and Down Clues
A compact set of crossword clues listing across entries from 1 to 38 and down entries from 1 to 36 covering Swiss river miasma stamps, disciplinary, earthenware cup, and related terms, including many common crossword answers and puzzle-facing hints. The list blends geographic, linguistic, and object terms with brief, often cryptic style prompts for solver entries.
Wrong Way For Farmers To Win Friends
The Denver Post criticizes the National Farmers Organization for pressuring Ford, General Motors, Sears, and Montgomery Ward to oppose the C E D report. It notes the firms’ leaders helped sponsor the report and condemns harassment as unjust. The piece supports debate on the C E D findings but rejects collective reprisals.
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Central Issue in Nebraska Governor Campaign
The Nebraska State Journal argues the campaign’s real question is what Morrison and Seaton will do to aid Nebraska’s development and prosperity, not whether Washington governs the state. It notes Morrison’s ties to Kennedy and GOP claims of a Washington beachhead but says such tactics miss the core issue. Nebraskans await substantive policy proposals.
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Fred Seaton
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Robert Denny
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Panhandle Mother's Campfire Misadventure Part 2
Betty Knicely recalls a frigid Snowy Range camping trip with mislaid sleep gear and a loud wake up call. She endures a chilly morning in a sleeping bag, celebrates her husband’s birthday, flirts with vacation fantasies, and laments camping’s rough realities as mosquitoes and smoke fill the scene.
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O. K
Better Turkey Price Seen In Late Season
LINCOLN Turkey prices may rise in the season's final stretch, driven by late hatch birds, says John Skinner Nebraska Extension poultry specialist. 1962 production tops 91 million, down 16 percent from last year, with potential prices up about three cents from 1961. Cold storage stocks run 115 to 120 million pounds, near 1961 levels and well below five year averages.
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Lincoln
John Skinner
University of Nebraska Extension
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September Reflections on Turning of the Year
A breezy, opinionated survey hits late summer mood as public figures, entertainment, and daily life shimmer through a nostalgic lens. The piece notes political tempers, cultural icons, fashion, and fading summer, concluding that life’s cycle persists with new players yet the same broad story.
Iceland Size Compared to Kentucky Assessed
A brief regional comparison notes that the island nation of Iceland in the North Atlantic is roughly the same size as the U S state of Kentucky. The fact highlights geographical scale without additional context or measurements.
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Unmaterialistic Russians in Soviet Propaganda Debate
A National Observer piece argues Soviet life is materially driven and hypocritical, noting cramped housing, restricted morality, and economic crime while praising astronauts and citizens who pursue material gains despite Communist constraints. It contends Western virtue signals mask deeper discontent and that Soviet cheer is a propaganda ploy.
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